Why Derek Shomon is bullish on the White Sox bats

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien’s Spring Training Podcast-pa-looza rolls on with new White Sox hitting coach Derek Shomon, who shares his first message to the team and the hunger he’s already seeing from the group in camp. He explains the kind of coach he aims to be while highlighting the collective effort from hitters this spring, including standout skills like William Bergolla Jr.’s ability to bunt and the progress Korey Lee has shown after making offseason adjustments. Shomon also discusses the development of several key players, including Colson Montgomery as he looks to build off his rookie season, and the early impressions of new slugger Munetaka Murakami, whom he calls "savvy." The conversation also touches on Luisangel Acuña, the strong impression Sam Antonacci has made in camp and on the international stage, and where Jared Kelenic stands as a non-roster invitee this spring.

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0:00.0	The White Sox podcast with Chuck Garfine is brought to you by Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland.
0:05.0	Are you ready for your winning moment? Find it at Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland, where the action
0:09.9	never stops.
0:18.4	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Garfine. Welcome back to another edition of the White Sox podcast as our podcast Palooza continues from
0:28.0	White Sox Spring Training at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona.
0:32.0	It is brought to you, as always, by Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland.
0:36.5	All right, on the podcast today, we are going inside the White Sox offense with new hitting coach,
0:43.1	Derek Shoman.
0:44.6	He's going to give us his impressions of this offense, what they're working on, etc.
0:50.3	And, you know, the White Sox have had one of the best offenses in spring training here in the Cactus League.
0:56.6	Will this translate to the regular season?
0:59.7	What is going on behind the scenes?
1:01.4	Derek is going to fill us in.
1:03.1	We talk about long ball.
1:04.4	We talk about small ball.
1:05.8	And then we get into specifics about players.
1:08.9	We're going to talk about Luis Angel Acuna, Coast Montgomery,
1:12.6	Munitaka Murakami, Corey Lee, Jared Kelnick, Raiden Montgomery, Sam Antenacci. You're going to hear the name he gave to Sam Antanachi.
1:21.6	And also, how good can this offense be in 2026? So it's Derek Shoman as we're going inside this White Sox offense from spring training.
1:33.1	Let's do it.
1:37.8	A ball hit deep way back.
1:39.9	There's a blast.
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